Myricaria squamosa
Desv. in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 1, 4: 350. 1825; Qaiser in Nasir
& Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 141: 52. 1982. M. armena Boiss. & Huet, Diagn. Ser. 2(2): 58.
1856.
Shrubs, ca 2 m high. Leaves 1 - 6 x 0.5 -
1 mm, linear-oblong, ovate-lanceolate or
ovate, subacute to obtuse at apex, subentire. Racemes usually lateral, 3 -
14 x 1 -
1.5 cm,
scales at base of peduncle up to 6 x 3 mm, broadly ovate to oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex;
bracts 4.5 x 7(-10)x 1.7 - 3 mm. Flowers pink;pedicels 2 - 3 mm long. Sepals 3 - 4 x
0.7 -
1.3 mm, linear-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, subacute to obtuse at apex, subentire,
subequal. Petals 4 -
6 x 1.5 -
2 mm, obovate, oblong-obovate or elliptic-obovate. Stamens
connate to about 2/3 of their length; free part of longer filaments 1 - 1.5 mm long, of
shorter 0.5 -
1 mm long. Ovary 3.5 -
5.5 mm long. Capsules ca 1 cm long. Seeds 1 -
1.5
mm long, obovoid-oblong, beak 0.5 -
0.7 mm long; coma ca 4.5 mm long.
Fl. & Fr. June - Aug.
Distrib. India: In valleys, sandy and pebbly banks of mountain streams and rivers. Jammu & Kashmir(Kashmir) and Himachal Pradesh.
Pakistan, Iran, C.I.S. and N. China.
Fl. & Fr. June - Aug.
Distrib. India: In valleys, sandy and pebbly banks of mountain streams and rivers. Jammu & Kashmir(Kashmir) and Himachal Pradesh.
Pakistan, Iran, C.I.S. and N. China.